Ibiza a beaucoup changé

by Frédéric Beigbeder

179 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 1, 2026

About the author

Beigbeder was born into a privileged family in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. His mother, Christine de Chasteigner, is a translator of mawkish novels ( Barbara Cartland et al.); his father, Jean-Michel Beigbeder, is a headhunter. He studied at the Lycée Montaigne and Louis-le-Grand, and later at the Institut D'Etudes Politiques de Paris. Upon graduation at the at the age of 24, began work as an advertising executive, author, broadcaster, publisher, and dilettante.
In 1994, Beigbeder founded the "Prix de Flore", which takes its name from the famous and plush Café de Flore in Saint-Germain-des-Prés. The prize is awarded annually to a promising young French author. Vincent Ravalec, Jacques A. Bertrand, Michel Houellebecq are among those who have won the prize. In 2004, the tenth anniversary of the prize, it was awarded to the only American to ever receive it, Bruce Benderson. Two of Beigbeder's novels, 99 Francs (Jan Kounen, 2007) and L'amour dure trois ans (Beigbeder, 2011), have been adapted for the cinema.
In 2002, he presented the TV talk show "Hypershow" on French channel Canal+, co-presented with Jonathan Lambert, Sabine Crossen and Henda. That year he also advised French Communist Party candidate Robert Hue in the presidential election.
He worked for a few years as a publisher for Flammarion. He left Flammarion in 2006.
In May 2007 he spent time in the United States to shoot a film about the reclusive American author, J.D. Salinger.

Reviews

[Florence Reisch · Rating 4 out of 5]

Un livre distrayant, léger et souvent drôle.J’ai aimé découvrir certains nouveaux mots et retrouver le style très reconnaissable de Beigbeder : provocateur, cultivé, ironique et plein de références.

Mais ce n’est pas, selon moi, un livre à lire d’une traite.Un chapitre de temps en temps suffit largement.

À l’image de son auteur, le livre est imposant, parfois vulgaire, nostalgique d’une époque révolue… Heureusement pour lui qu’il était jeune il y a 30 ans : certaines histoires ne se racontent plus aujourd’hui de la même manière.

Et derrière l’humour et la provocation, il y a aussi parfois un petit côté Calimero, entre mélancolie, plainte et nostalgie du monde d’avant.

Une lecture amusante, inégale par moments, mais intéressante comme portrait d’une génération et d’un certain regard sur l’évolution du monde.

[PETIT-JACQUES Hugo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nouvelles sympathiques qui mettent en parallèle jeunesse des années 90 et actuelles.